The debate over virginity testing is an example of the clash common
throughout Africa as governments try to regulate traditional practices
that have long held sway, particularly in rural areas. Legal experts
say the topic is particularly complex in post-apartheid South Africa,
where patriarchal tribal cultures have dusted off long-stifled
traditions under one of the world's most progressive constitutions,
which lauds diversity but requires cultural customs to bend to
individual rights.

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